*******Representation in America's Legislatures*******

***README FILE***

This zip file contains data for the Mississippi House:

msh9900_README.txt: Explains the layout of roll call data files and provides general project
information
msh9900_rc.dta: Stata 8SE file containing roll call data
msh9900_rc.csv: Comma delimited text file containing roll call data
msh9900_summaries.txt: Text file containing bill summary information for matching roll calls

Attribution: If you use the data, please include this citation:
Wright, Gerald. 2004. "Representation in America's Legislatures." Indiana University: National Science
Foundation Grant.

Funding for the Representation in America's Legislatures project was provided by the Political Science
Program of the Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation (SES-0094635
and SES-0242571).

**Important Notes
Only competitive roll calls are included in these files.  A competitive roll call is one in which 5% or
more of legislators voting voted in the minority.  All roll calls with less than 5% of legislators
voting in the minority are defined as non-competitive and not included in these files.

For a detailed description of the roll call collection see:
http://www.indiana.edu/~ral/ral_papers.htm

**Roll Call Files:

Variable Identification:
chid: Chamber identification: state abbreviation plus chamber (s=senate, h=house) (string)
dist: Legislator's district (string)
first: First name of legislator (string)
last: Last name of legislator (string)
pid: Party identification: 0=Republican, 1=Democrat, 2=Other (numeric)
rc's: 0=no, 1=yes, All other votes=. (numeric)

NOTES: 

In district 4, McElwain lost in the 1999 primary.  Ward won the general election.
In district 8, Baker replaced Williams.
In district 12, Eads replaced Perry.
In district 15, Foster lost in the 1999 general election. Montgomery won the general election.
In district 24, Holden lost in the 1999 primary.  Ryals won the general election.
In district 25, Mayo replaced Miller
In district 26, Henderson lost in the 1999 primary.  Espy won the general election.
In district 34, Whittington replaced Green.
In district 41, Harrison replaced Walker.
In district 44, Eakes replaced Manning.
In district 54, Masteron replaced Chaney.
In district 56, Barbour replaced Johnson.
In district 66, Brown replaced Stribling.
In district 76, Holloway replaced Bozeman.
In district 78, Nicholson replaced Comans.
In district 83, Snowden replaced Bordeaux.
In district 99, Rushing replaced Vince.
In district 100, Moore replaced Simmons.
In district 101, Fillingane replaced Saucier.
In district 104, Lott replaced King.
In district 105, Pierce replaced McInnis.
In district 113, Zuber replaced Endt.
In district 115, Creel replaced Ryan.

**Summary File:

Complete bill summary information included
See summary file msh9900_summaries.txt for more details.
